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A Young Man Dives Into a Nightmarish Virtual Reality Video Game That Has Real Life Repercussions
Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka and musician Stefan Smith have created “A Virtual Nightmare,” a special effects video about a young man who…
The New Ugly Duckling, A Fantastic Animated Retelling of the Classic Ugly Duckling Fairy Tale
“The New Ugly Duckling” is a fantastic animated retelling of the classic “Ugly Duckling” fairy tale, created in 2014 by Flamboyant Paradise for the NET…
Blue Mustang (Blucifer), The Horse Sculpture With Glowing Red Eyes at Denver International Airport
A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on May 15, 2017 at 8:28am PDT While on a recent trip to Denver, I was able to…
How ‘Pomp & Circumstance’ Became the Standard Graduation Song Throughout the United States
Vox story editor Phil Edwards explains the circuitous route by which Sir Edward Elgar‘s “Pomp and Circumstance March“, a song that celebrated the expanding global…
Trash Stealing Bear Runs Away in Fear After Setting Off Creepy Motion Activated Clown Doll Alarm
Earlier this month, Larry Ogle of Salem, Virginia strapped a creepy motion activated clown to his garbage can outside and sent a trash stealing bear…
Engineer Tests Out His 3D Printed Hexapod Robot That Can Crawl Over Uneven Ground
Norwegian engineer Kåre Halvorsen (a.k.a. “Zenta“) has created the MX-Phoenix, a 3D printed spider inspired hexapod robot that uses 18 different motors to crawl over…
AARP Amazon Echo Silver For Seniors Responds Loudly to Any Name That Sounds Close to ‘Alexa’
Saturday Night Live presents Amazon Echo Silver for seniors, a handy listen and response device that responds to just about any name that sounds even…
A Shot for Shot Comparison of the Original Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 Movie Trailers
IMDb has created a video featuring a shot for shot comparison of the trailer for the original Blade Runner film and the first official trailer…
High Power Drone Lifts Daring Skydiver 1,082 Feet Into the Air for an Astonishing Jump and Landing
Aerones used their high power 28-propeller drone to lift daring skydiver Ingus Augstkalns to a height of 1,082 feet where he accomplished an astonishing jump…
Little Girl in Car Seat Waits for the Beat to Drop in ‘Uptown Funk’ Before Dancing up a Storm
Ethan Than uploaded a cute video of his little niece, Maddie, grooving to the song “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.